Celtic Cabled Bag
Design by Bonnie Barker
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 12 inches wide x 131/2 inches long MATERIALS
• Lion Brand LB Collection Cotton Jeans light (DK) weight cotton yarn
(31/2 oz/218 yds/100g per skein):
4 skeins #108 worn
• Size G/6/4mm crochet hook • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
• Fabric for lining
• Sewing thread and needle or
sewing machine
GAUGE
With larger hook: 6 sts = 4 inches; 12 rows = 4 inches in wattle st patterns
SPECIAL STITCHES
Back Cable Cross (BCC): Sk next 3 sts, hdc in next hdc, fptr in next 3 sts, working behind last 4 sts, fptr in 3 sk sts, hdc in next hdc. Front Cable Cross (FCC): Sk next 3 sts, hdc in next hdc, fptr
(see Stitch Guide) in next 3 sts, working in front of last 4 sts, fptr in 3 sk sts, hdc in next hdc.
Wattle stitch (wattle st): (Sc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st or sp. When working into a wattle st, work into the ch-1 sp unless otherwise specified.
STITCH PATTERN FOR GAUGE SWATCH
Wattle st swatch:
Row 1: Ch 27, wattle st (see
Special Stitches) in 2nd ch from hook, [sk 2 chs, wattle st in next ch] across, sc in last ch, turn. (9 wattle sts)
Ch 2, working only in ch-1 sps, wattle st in each ch-1 sp across, sc in top of turning ch, turn.
BEG RIBBING
With smaller hook, ch 58.
Row 1 (WS): Dc in 4th ch from hook (3 sk chs count as first dc) and in each ch across, turn. (56 dc including sk chs)
Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), [ fpdc (see Stitch Guide) around next st, bpdc (see Stitch Guide) around next st] across to last 2 sts, fpdc around next st, hdc in last st, turn.
Row 3: Ch 2 (counts as first
hdc), [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] across to last 2 sts, bpdc around next st, hdc in last st, turn.
Rows 4 & 5: Rep rows 2 and 3.
CABLE SECTION
Change to larger hook. Row 6: Ch 2 (counts as ch sp here and for entire Cable Section), *[ wattle st (see Special
Stitches) in next st, sk 2 sts] 5 times**, [fpdc around next 3 sts, hdc in next st] 5 times, fpdc around next 3 sts, rep from * to ** once more, sc in next st, turn leaving last st unworked. (10 wattle sts, 18 fpdc, 5 hdc, 1 sc, 1 ch-2 sp) Row 7: Ch 2, *wattle st in each of next 5 wattle sts**, [bpdc around next 3 sts, hdc in next hdc] 5 times, bpdc around next 3 sts, rep from * to ** once more, sc in beg ch-2 sp, turn. (10 wattle sts, 18 bpdc, 5 hdc, 1 sc, 1 ch-2 sp)
Row 8: Ch 2, *wattle st in each of next 5 wattle sts**, [fpdc around next 3 sts, hdc in the next st] 2 times, work FCC (see
Special Stitches), fpdc around the next 3 sts, hdc in next hdc, fpdc around next 3 sts, rep from * to ** once more, sc in ch-2 sp, turn. (10 wattle sts, 12 fpdc, 6 fptr, 5 hdc, 1 sc, 1 ch-2 sp)
Row 9: Ch 2, *wattle st in each of next 5 wattle sts**, [bpdc around next 3 sts, hdc in next hdc] 2 times, bpdc around the next 3 sts, hdc in between the last st and next st (center of
cable made), bpdc around next 3 sts, sk hdc, [hdc in next hdc, bpdc around next 3 sts] twice, rep from * to ** once more, sc in ch-2 sp, turn. (10 wattle sts, 18 bpdc, 5 hdc, 1 sc, 1 ch-2 sp) Row 10: Ch 2, *wattle st in each of next 5 wattle sts**, fpdc around next 3 sts, hdc in the next st, work BCC (see Special
Stitches) 2 times, fpdc around next 3 sts, rep from * to ** once more, sc in last ch-2 sp, turn. (10 wattle sts, 6 fpdc, 12 fptr, 5 hdc, 1 sc, 1 ch-2 sp)
Row 11: Ch 2, *wattle st in each of next 5 wattle sts**, bpdc around next 3 sts, hdc in next hdc, [bpdc around the next 3 sts, hdc in between the last st and the next st (center of cable), bpdc around the next 3 sts, sk next hdc, hdc in next hdc] 2 times, bpdc around the next 3 sts, rep from * to ** once more, sc in ch-2 sp, turn. (10 wattle sts, 18 bpdc, 5 hdc, 1 sc, 1 ch-2 sp) Row 12: Ch 2, *wattle st in each of next 5 wattle sts**, work FCC 3 times omitting last hdc of last FCC, rep from * to ** once more, sc in last ch-2 sp, turn. (10 wattle sts, 18 fptr, 5 hdc, 1 sc, 1 ch-2 sp) Row 13: Ch 2, *wattle st in each of next 5 wattle sts**, [bpdc around the next 3 sts, hdc in
between the last st and the next st (center of cable), bpdc around the next 3 sts, sk next hdc, hdc in next hdc] 2 times, bpdc around the next 3 sts, hdc in between the last st and the next st (center
of cable) bpdc around the next 3 sts, sk next hdc, rep from * to ** once more, sc in ch-2 sp, turn. (10 wattle sts, 18 bpdc, 5 hdc, 1 sc 1, ch-2 sp)
Row 14: Rep row 10.
Row 15: Rep row 11.
Row 16: Rep row 8.
Row 17: Rep row 9.
Row 18: Ch 2, *wattle st in each of next 5 wattle sts**, [fpdc around next 3 sts, hdc in the next st] 5 times, fpdc around next 3 sts, rep from * to ** once more, sc in last ch-2 sp, turn. (10 wattle sts, 18 fpdc, 5 hdc, 1 sc, 1 ch-2 sp) Row 19: Rep row 7. Row 20: Rep row 18. Row 21: Rep row 7. Rows 22–89: [Rep rows 8–21] 4 times, then rep rows 8–19 once more. Piece should measure approximately 32 inches long.
END RIBBING
Change to smaller crochet hook.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), sk first sc and dc, *[2 dc in ch-1 sp, dc in sc] 5 times**, [fpdc around next 3 sts, dc in hdc] 5 times, fpdc around next 3 sts, rep from * to ** once more, dc in ch-2 sp, turn. (55 sts)
Rows 2–5: Rep Beg Ribbing rows 2 and 3.
Edging rnd 1:
With larger hook, ch 1, *work 1 sc into each row end to next corner **, ch 2, sl st across foundation row to corner, ch 2, rep from * to **, ch 2, sl st in each st across, join with a sl st to first st of rnd, fasten off.
Strap
Using larger hook, ch 12.